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QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 01:05 AM) I wonder what is causing his problems lately. Ever since the DL stint, he hasn't looked like the old Jose. It's never easy to come roaring right back from a back injury. I hope you didn't expect a sub 2 ERA all season.

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 01:03 AM) Jose looks bad. Bad based off what he used to look like, I mean. By the end of June, if he's still not sharp, then I'll become concerned.

Iguchi's up with a runner on 3rd base, and the Tigers start him off with low changeups since they know he's trying to hit a fly ball. Thames is up in the same situation, and we give him a first pitch fastball up.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 01:00 AM) Jose still seems not there. He has no control of his forkball. Thus, he's having a harder time putting away hitters. Thames has no problem getting the job done.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 12:58 AM) I love how you've decided that the kid has no present or future ability to ever produce based on his first 200 at bats. No....I think he has a great frame to turn into a productive hitter. However, the expectations for him this year were greatly enhanced after that game. Right now though....he's as bad of a major league hitter I've seen in a while.

Kevin Walker should be on that list.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 12:54 AM) Seems like he can only hit a fastball. Case in point: King Felix. In a way, I wish that game never happened. Of course, it was great for the team to win that game, and for Anderson to contribute. However, it seems nothing more than a fluke.

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 12:53 AM) Score should be easily, easily 3-1 right now. But this team sucks at doing the little things. You conveniently forget that the Tigers had 1st and 3rd, no outs...and didn't score.

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 12:52 AM) Pods should have scored that inning. No excuses. He probably wouldn't have scored, but Pods wasn't exactly busting his ass out of the batters box on his triple.

Even our best hitters are failing to get runners in.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 12:49 AM) He is significantly better vs RHP over his career. You know I blame Ozzie for everything....but I don't blame him for not playing Anderson.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 12:48 AM) It does not look like that ball would have gone out, it just kind of went through the glove. It definitely changed the trajectory of the ball a little downwards. If you look where his glove was when he touched it, it would have been very close.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 12:48 AM) Ive never seen PODS with Opposite field power like that. Goes to show you how power pitchers can provide the power.

Gomez will go into LF

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 12:46 AM) Mercy. Almost an oppo for pOds! Needless to say, we haven't seen one of those.

I think that ball's gone if Monroe doesn't touch it.

Wow....that was so close to being a few things. Good job Pods!!! Monroe's made great catches like that against us in the past. Get him in Tad.

QUOTE(Ndgt10 @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 12:40 AM) I'd rather have Granderson than Anderson. Understatement of the year? Granderson's a future all-star....and Anderson :banghead

Granderson's looked as good at the plate as anyone has all year vs us.

Granderson hits the 2-2 fastball out. I miss the days of Contreras throwing a 2 strike forkball.

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 12:36 AM) It baseball, you can't win every time. A team CAN best you once in while you know. Crede hit that ball very hard, but right at Polanco. I like the swings our hitters are taking on Verlander so far.

There's his first good forkball of the night.

Contreras doesn't have his forkball so far. He's throwing almost 95 pct fastballs. It'll be interesting to see the type of success he'll have pitching like that.

QUOTE(Ndgt10 @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 12:30 AM) Damn, AJ had a real good pitch to hit on 0-1 Absolutely. He was a little too jumpy at the plate.

QUOTE(keninem @ Jun 8, 2006 -> 12:29 AM) I love Dye. He's going to be *the* guy snubbed this year in the ASG. He'll be on it, don't worry